Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Jan 27, 2022, 4:04 AM AKST (13:04 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-27 13:04:16 UTC
Depth
59.9 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.589° N, 149.696° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
58

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.165 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.025 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.625 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.817 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.574 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.551 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.760 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.619 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.975 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.940 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.931 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.937 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.642 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.562 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.963 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.766 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.430 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.549 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.561 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 3.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.045 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.8Central Alaska · 1699 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 5.272 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1,362
  40. 1.952 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.635 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.032 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 64 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.536 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.040 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.871 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.725.4 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.6Central Alaska · 1696 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.753 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.650 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.820 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.957 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.868 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.732 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.120 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.623 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.8Central Alaska · 1709 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.837 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.118 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.238 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.653 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.976 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.456 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.563 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.640 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02218v9wcx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.